Stop the Game – change of venue will not suffice
Stop the Game - change of venue will not suffice - The Labour Party
Labour’s foreign affairs spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has called for bravery and for Ireland to walk away from the Ireland versus Israel match in October.
Deputy Smith said:
“Changing the venue for the game is a cop out. We need to stop the game and be brave enough to walk away from the fixture.
“Too many lives have been lost as a direct consequence of the genocide Israel has waged on Palestine.
“Moving the venue does not answer the fundamental question here – Israel should not be enabled to participate in international football. As many in Ireland have long called for, isolating Israel in sport, across culture and through economic sanctions is crucial to end the violence and stop Netenyahu.
“Normalising Israeli’s participation in these sporting events is normalising genocide. We need to stand brave and stand up for what we believe in as a nation. The game must be abandoned.”